CVE-2026-84078
IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.
- Record
CVE-2026-84078- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-83431
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.
- Record
EUVD-2026-83431- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3hx-vgc4-fhh3
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the...
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.
- Record
GHSA-j3hx-vgc4-fhh3- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.
- Record
CVE-2026-84078- CVSS 3.1
- 9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-84078 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published September 18, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.